Post by sebastiangrey on Dec 7, 2014 2:27:17 GMT
In that case, then;
"You've all seen the intelligence summaries from my division. You've seen the diplomatic feelers we've put out. You know my suggestion. War. Bloodshed. Death. The worst fear, and the dearest wish, of any soldier who stands for a cause greater than himself. We fear, because innocents will die. We fear, for the brothers we will consign to the grave. We fear, because we know that our lives become forfeit.
But we wish for war, a just war, too. We wish, because it allows us to right wrongs. We wish, because it lets us off the leash, lets us protect those who cannot protect themselves. We wish, because some people understand nothing but force, and that is the only language we speak.
There's no argument over the choice between peace and war; but we do no always have that choice. Is life so dear, and peace so sweet, that they are worth the price of chains and slavery? Are we willing to step aside, stand by, and let our enemy burn everything we have worked so hard to create to the ground? Is that we stand for? Have we become so complacent in our ivory towers that we stand unwilling to do what we know in our hearts is right and necessary simply because we're afraid of dirtying our hands?! Is this the Minervan ideal? You will find none- none!- who have fought harder than I for peace, because I understand firsthand the horrors of war.
But I say to you, with every ounce of honesty and urgency in my soul- peace with the Russians are impossible. We can see the storm building, just beyond our fair shores... we can meet that storm now, far from our home, push the storm into their home, their lands, their shores, or wait for it to land on ours. To me, the answer is clear."
Ahmed Singh,
Address to the Minervan Government
"You've all seen the intelligence summaries from my division. You've seen the diplomatic feelers we've put out. You know my suggestion. War. Bloodshed. Death. The worst fear, and the dearest wish, of any soldier who stands for a cause greater than himself. We fear, because innocents will die. We fear, for the brothers we will consign to the grave. We fear, because we know that our lives become forfeit.
But we wish for war, a just war, too. We wish, because it allows us to right wrongs. We wish, because it lets us off the leash, lets us protect those who cannot protect themselves. We wish, because some people understand nothing but force, and that is the only language we speak.
There's no argument over the choice between peace and war; but we do no always have that choice. Is life so dear, and peace so sweet, that they are worth the price of chains and slavery? Are we willing to step aside, stand by, and let our enemy burn everything we have worked so hard to create to the ground? Is that we stand for? Have we become so complacent in our ivory towers that we stand unwilling to do what we know in our hearts is right and necessary simply because we're afraid of dirtying our hands?! Is this the Minervan ideal? You will find none- none!- who have fought harder than I for peace, because I understand firsthand the horrors of war.
But I say to you, with every ounce of honesty and urgency in my soul- peace with the Russians are impossible. We can see the storm building, just beyond our fair shores... we can meet that storm now, far from our home, push the storm into their home, their lands, their shores, or wait for it to land on ours. To me, the answer is clear."
Ahmed Singh,
Address to the Minervan Government
